St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-27
THE HADDOeK MUIR DEE.
Testimony Taken Yesterday in the
Trial of ArenSdOrf.


SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 26.-Interest in
the Haddock cases increases as each sue
ceeding witness is called. To-day it was
found necessary to station deputy sheriff
at each door leading to the court room, and
to refuse admittance to many who applied.
One cause of the rush was the suppositiOn
that Leavitt was to be placed on the wit
ness stand, but this was not done. Here
tufore, only few ladies, relatives and
friends of ArenSdorf and the other conspir-
ators have been present, but to-day a
larger number occupied seats inside the
railing. and gave strict attention to the pro-
ceedings. Hon. NJ. D. O'ConEell arrived
last night from Fort Dodge, and to-day sat
near County Attorney Marsh, and took an
active part in the examination. When
court was first opened this morning Mr..
O'Connell took close notice of each juror,
and for several minutes seemed engaged in
analyzing each man on the panel. His
reputation as an attorney is recognized
throughout the entire section of the North
west. At the
OUTSET OF THE CASE
the state asked that the jurors be not al
lowed to separate during the trial, but this
was overruled by the court, and at each adj
journment the jurors are free to go where
they choose. being cautioned by the judge
not to in any manner engage in conversa-
ton regarding the case. Juror Webster
took hand in the examination of one or
two witnesses. Judge Lewis allowed it,
but said that he did not think it good prac-
tice. as the juror is liable to take on the
spirit Of a partisan attorney. The first wit
ness called was John Fitzsimmons, who
stood looking out of the Columbia house
window when the shot was fired. He said
he reached the Columbia house on the night
of Aug. 3 about 9:30 o'clock. Charley
Eberhart and others were playing cards in
the bar-room. He went to Morrill's barn
and asked if the carriage which Rev. Had
dock and Turner were in had returned.
He went at the request of Bismarck. He
staid near the wood pile between the livery
barn and the Columbia house. Before he
heard the shot fired he was at the window
and saw a man
WALK ACROSS THE STREET.
He saw another man walk out from near
Dmeen's high-board fence and meet the
man, who was coming from the livery
stable, passed him and when about one foot
west of Mr.. Haddock lie turned and shot
him. The man who did the shooting
walked on toward the Columbia house.
Mr.. Haddock staggered. He tried to talk.
He soon fell Witness then shut the door
by directions Of Charles Eberhart. R. r.
McAllister was at the Columbia house and
heard the shot fired, after which he saw I'M
known parties running away. Henry Van
Ingram said he lived in the Wallace house
across from the Franz brewery OIL Aug. 3.
1856. The house is about fourteen PAGES
west of the bridge over Perry creek at the
end of Fourth street. He knew John
Arensdorf at that time, but not by name
Heard a shot fired on the night of Aug. 3
about 10 o'clock. When he heard the shot
he went to the window and looked out. He
saw two men coming from the Columbia
house on to the north side of the bridge.
One was tall man and the other was not
so large. His coat was dark and pants
rather light The men went to the east
side of the brewery. He knew that when
on the bridge the men were going fast The
nan Ill the rear was Henry Peters. Have
seen the man in front once since. The :.
MAN WHO WAS IN FRONT
is that man sitting there (witness pointing
to John ArensdOrf, who sat at table near
the attorneys). The witness also testified
that two shots were fired, and admitted
that he told contradictory stories before the
coroners and grand jury, and that he had
told still different stories to outside parties.
but said that he didn't know that he was re-
quired to tell outsiders the truth. He said
the defendants attorney had been to him
and tbaAhA bad -.ad him things that were